2017 MISSISSIPPI STATE SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE TWENTY SEVENTEEN MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS | 2017 HAIL STATE SOCCER Emily Malone . 35 MEDIA INFORMATION Hayden Oswalt . .36 MSU Communications . 3 MaKayla Waldner . 37 2017 MSU Soccer Quick Facts . 4 Bri Aldridge/Sam Blanchard . 38 MSU Soccer Field . 5 Gabriella Coleman/Grace Doran . 39 MSU Soccer Clubhouse . 6 Gracie East/Kristen Malebranche . 40 Danie Meuret/AK Ward . 41 Team Information 2017 Schedule . 7 The Staff 2017 Roster . 8 Head Coach Tom Anagnost . 42-43 Roster Breakdown . 9 Associate Head Coach Matt Kagan . 44 Associate Head Coach Jason Hamilton . 45 2017 Preview Volunteer Assistant Coach Brandon DeNoyer . 46 2017 Opponent Previews . 10-15 Coordinator of Operations Betsy Middleton . 47 Stephen F . Austin/Missouri State/Louisiana Tech . 10 Athletic Trainer Stephanie Snow . 47 Central Arkansas/Houston/Colgate . 11 South Florida/South Alabama/Arkansas . 12 2016 Season Review Missouri/LSU/Auburn . 13 Season Review . 48-49 South Carolina/Kentucky/Alabama . 14 Statistics . 50-51 Georgia/Ole Miss/Texas A&M . 15 Miscellaneous Statistics . 50 2017 Season Preview . 16-17 NCAA Leaders . 51 The Bulldogs History McKenzie Adams . 18 Head Coaching Records/All-time Assistant Coaches . 52 Rhylee DeCrane . 19 Year-by-Year Results . 53-55 Kelly Dorney . 20 All-Time Series Records . 56-61 Mallory Eubanks . 21-22 Team Records . 62-63 Payton Gruenewald . 23 Individual Records . 64-68 Khalyn Harmon . 24 Award Winners . 69 Kayleigh Henry . 25 All-Time Letterwinners . 70-72 Catalina Perez . 26 Bulldogs In The Pros . 73 Hannah Smith . 27 Katelyn Watson . 28 Mississippi State University Jen Huckaby . 29 This Is MSU . 74-76 Kiley Martens . 30 University President Dr . Mark Keenum . 77 Carly Mauldin . 31 Director of Athletics John Cohen . 78 Brooke McKee . 32 Courtney Robicheaux . 33 TV/Radio Photo Roster . 79 Olivia Hernandez . 34 Writing, Editing & Design Media Guide Credits Caleb Garner The 2017 Mississippi State Soccer Media Guide is a publication of the Mississip- pi State Athletic Department . It was written, researched, edited and compiled Cover Art by Caleb Garner of the Mississippi State Communications Department, with Dan Brown assistance from Tyson Rodgers and Allie Bradford . Photography courtesy of Kel- ly Price, Bill Simmonds and Blake Williams . The cover art was designed by Dan Editorial Contributions Brown . Tyson Rodgers, Allie Bradford Photography Kelly Price, Bill Simmonds, Blake Williams #HAILSTATE 2017 MISSISSIPPI STATE SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE 2 MSU COMMUNICATIONS | 2017 HAIL STATE SOCCER CONTACT INFORMATION Caleb Garner (Soccer/ Men’s Tennis Contact) Graduate Assistant Office . (662) 325-6259 Cell . (662) 361-1993 Email . CGarner@athletics .msstate .edu Twitter . @CalebGarnerMSU Caleb Garner Bill Martin John Cade Gregg Ellis Brock Turnipseed Soccer/Men’s Tennis Football Digital Media/Web Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Bill Martin (Football) Assistant Athletics Director Office . (662) 325-0967 Email . BMartin@athletics .msstate .edu Twitter . @MSUBillMartin John Cade (Digital Media) Assistant Athletics Director Office . (662) 325-0971 Andrew Piper Mary Catherine Molay Email . JRCade@athletics .msstate .edu Baseball/Football #2 Volleyball/MBK #2 Twitter . @jrcade Who to Contact? Press Box Services Gregg Ellis (Men’s Basketball) The Mississippi State Communications Department A complete NCAA box score and pertinent game Associate Director is here to serve the media throughout the 2017 facts are available to members of the working media Office . (662) 325-3595 Bulldog soccer season . Media members in need of following the end of the first half and at the conclu- Email . GEllis@athletics .msstate .edu assistance can contact Caleb Garner in the Commu- sion of each game . Media members also have access Twitter . @MSUsportsGregg nications office at (662) 325-6259 or by cell at (662) to game notes, statistics, lineups and rosters prior 361-1993 . to the start of each game upon request . A pregame Brock Turnipseed (Women’s Basketball) meal is also served in the press box around 45 min- Assistant Director utes prior to each game . Office . (662) 325-7556 MSU Player/Coach Availability Players and coaches will be made available to the Email . BTurnipseed@athletics .msstate .edu media upon request . Those wishing to set up an Twitter . @brockt_msu Photographers/Videographers interview must contact Caleb Garner via phone or Photographers and videographers are permitted e-mail . On gameday, players and coaches are only Andrew Piper (Baseball, #2 Football) to shoot around the MSU Soccer Field in approved available postgame . Assistant Director areas . Those wishing to shoot a game must contact Office . (662) 325-0972 Caleb Garner the day before the game to be granted For post-practice interviews, media members should Email . APiper@athletics .msstate .edu access . contact Caleb Garner no later than 10 p .m . the night Twitter . @ADPiper7 before . In most cases, players will be available for Radio Broadcasts a brief time before and after practices which are Mary Catherine Molay (Volleyball, #2 Men’s Basketball) The MSU Soccer Field press box houses radio lines to scheduled during the morning hours of 7:45-10:15 Graduate Assistant support home and visitor radio broadcasts . For more each weekday . Office . (662)-325-6259 information on the phone lines, please contact Ca- Email . MCMolay@athletics .msstate .edu leb Garner in the Communications office . Telephone interviews can also be scheduled with Twitter . @guacamolay85 players on a call-back basis during the week with ar- rangements made through Caleb Garner . Social Media Breaking news, game updates and behind-the- Postgame Interviews scenes moments can be found on Mississippi State soccer’s various social media platforms by following Requested MSU players, along with head coach Tom @HailStateSOC on Twitter and Instagram . Anagnost, will be available for interviews approxi- mately 10 minutes after all games near the midfield sideline opposite of the dugouts . The Mississippi State locker room and field dugouts are off limits to the media . #HAILSTATE 2017 MISSISSIPPI STATE SOCCER MEDIA GUIDE 3 QUICK FACTS | 2017 HAIL STATE SOCCER GENERAL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF 2017 SCHEDULE Website: . HailState .com Head Coach: . Tom Anagnost Date Opponent Time Location: . Starkville, Miss . (Pop . 24,775) Alma Mater: . Kalamazoo College ‘95 8 .9 at Florida (Exhibition) 6 p .m . Founded: . 1878 Year at MSU: . First 8 .11 MEMPHIS (Exhibition) 7 p .m . Enrollment: . 21,622 Record at MSU: . N/A Shortened Name: . MSU or State Career Record: . 64-29-12 8 .18 STEPHEN F . AUSTIN 7 p .m . Nickname: . Bulldogs Associate Head Coach: . Jason Hamilton 8 .20 MISSOURI STATE 1 p .m . Colors: . Maroon and White Alma Mater: . Detroit Mercy ‘05 8 .24 at Louisiana Tech 7 p .m . Mascot: . Bully Year at MSU: . First 8 .27 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 1 p .m . Affiliation: . NCAA Division I Associate Head Coach: . Matt Kagan 9 .1 HOUSTON 7 p .m . Conference: . Southeastern Alma Mater: . Southern New Hampshire ‘03 9 .3 COLGATE 11 a .m . President: . Dr . Mark Keenum Year at MSU: . First 9 .7 at South Florida 6 p .m . Athletic Director: . John Cohen Volunteer Asst . Coach . Brandon DeNoyer Sr . Associate AD/SWA: . Ann Carr Alma Mater: . SUNY-Old Westbury ‘08 9 .10 SOUTH ALABAMA 1 p .m . Faculty Representative . Dr . Steven Turner Year at MSU: . First 9 .15 * at Arkansas 7 p .m . Student Assistant . Kase Kingery 9 .21 *MISSOURI 7 p .m . 9 .24 * at LSU 3 p .m . PROGRAM HISTORY 9 .29 *AUBURN 7 p .m . Season of Soccer: . 23rd 2016 TEAM INFORMATION 10 .5 * at South Carolina 6 p .m . First Season: . ..